Peter Harnetty

Peter Francis Harnetty (born June 6, 1927) is professor emeritus of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia.

Personal Harnetty was born June 6, 1927, in Brighton, England, to Edward and Anne (McKeon) Harnetty. He traveled from the UK to Canada to attend the University of British Columbia. In September 1956, he married Claire Demers. They have one son. Harnetty made an endowment for a grant called the Peter Harnetty Prize in Asian Studies that is awarded annually to undergraduate students.

Non-teaching activities

Military service Harnetty served in the British Army and British Indian Army from August 17, 1944 to January 13, 1949. His service included The Queen’s Royal Regiment in England (1944–45) and the 4/6 Rajputana Rifles in India (1945–46) He was transferred to the Royal Sussex Regiment while retaining his Lieutenancy and seniority on April 1, 1947. Later he was part of the Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom) in England, Palestine, and Germany.

Politics Harnetty was one of over 500 academics to sign a petition in 2015 in support of Fair Vote Canada.

Professional

Teaching Harnetty was hired as an instructor at the University of British Columbia in 1958. From 1958 to 1992, Harnetty held a joint appointment in the UBC Department of Asian Studies and the UBC Department of History. He served first as acting head of the Dept. of Asian Studies in 1970/71 and then as head 1975-1980. Upon his retirement in 1992, he was granted the status of Professor Emeritus. Faculty of Arts Teaching Prize (now UBC Killam Teaching Prize), 1990.

Publications HARNETTY, Peter. Imperialism and Free Trade. Lancashire and India in the Mid-Nineteenth Century. [Vancouver]: University of British Columbia; Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1973.

Archival records

The records pertaining to Harnetty’s time as a professor at the University of British Columbia are located in the University of British Columbia Archives.